AWS Interconnect (Console)

Step 3 — Create the multicloud Interconnect (AWS console)

1. Open the AWS Interconnect console — set region= in the URL to your aws_region (e.g. terraform output -raw aws_region).

2. On the Connection types page, select AWS Interconnect – multicloud (paid), then Get started.

   Tip

   Use AWS Interconnect – multicloud – Free Tier instead if you still have quota (one free 500 Mbps interconnect per AWS Region per CSP). If Free Tier fails with a billing or “free trial” error, the quota may be exhausted — paid multicloud is the usual fallback.

   Caution

   Cost note: Paid AWS interconnect is $1.37/hr at Tier 1 / 1 Gbps (APAC local pair). GCP transport is separate ($5/hr) — see Cost Estimate.

3. Select a provider — choose Google Cloud, then Next.

4. Select regions — pick your paired regions, then Next:

   Field	Value
   AWS Region	Your aws_region (e.g. ap-southeast-1)
   Google Cloud Region	Your paired gcp_region (e.g. asia-southeast1)

5. Configure options, then Next:

   Field	Value
   Description	e.g. demo-interconnect (lowercase, numbers, hyphens; max 100 chars)
   Bandwidth	1 Gbps (paid) — or 500 Mbps on Free Tier
   Direct Connect gateway	Select demo-dx-gateway — or paste terraform output -raw aws_dx_gateway_id
   Google Cloud project ID	Your gcp_project_id (e.g. prj-core-123456)
   Tags	Optional

6. Review the summary, then Finish.

   Note

   Free Tier only: If you see InterconnectValidationException: Unable to create free trial connection, see Billing verification failed — or switch to paid multicloud (step 2 above).

7. Copy the activation key displayed when the request completes — you need it in Step 4.

The Interconnect Interconnect
AWS Interconnect – multicloud — a managed private connectivity service that connects Amazon VPCs directly to VPCs on other cloud providers. GA with Google Cloud as of April 2026. status stays Pending until the GCP transport transport
GCP Transport — a Network Connectivity resource created via `gcloud beta network-connectivity transports create`. Represents the GCP side of the cross-cloud interconnect link. (Step 4) and peering peering
VPC Network Peering — a GCP feature that connects two VPC networks for private route exchange. Used here to peer the workload VPC with the transport managed network. (Step 5) complete.